This popular first-person shooter game developed by Crytek is now available for free with a few in-game advertisements. It is unclear if the free version contains the sandbox editor but it is definitely worth a try.

by: JacKz5oThis popular first-person shooter game developed by Crytek is now available for free with a few in-game advertisements. It is unclear if the free version contains the sandbox editor but it is definitely worth a try.

Interesting.
They can't make a lot of money selling the game anymore at it's lowered price, so they install advertisements in the game and resell it.
Now, not only will they be making more money per game than if they sold the game, but more people will have it, and they will make even more money.

Wouldn't it be interesting if in the future all games are FREE, but are littered with advertisements?

by: WeerInteresting.
They can't make a lot of money selling the game anymore at it's lowered price, so they install advertisements in the game and resell it.
Now, not only will they be making more money per game than if they sold the game, but more people will have it, and they will make even more money.

Wouldn't it be interesting if in the future all games are FREE, but are littered with advertisements?

Yep, making the game free and having some ads was a smart move. Another reason why I think they made FarCry free was to have people who have not played it yet play it and get interested in FarCry 2.

by: JacKz5oYep, making the game free and having some ads was a smart move. Another reason why I think they made FarCry free was to have people who have not played it yet play it and get interested in FarCry 2.

Which is a damn good strategy, they've made a lot off of Far Cry and are showing they don't need the profits from the original anymore, because they're not worried about quailty of worksmanship or fanbase! That's awesome! I will be downloading Far Cry for sure!

by: JacKz5oYep, making the game free and having some ads was a smart move. Another reason why I think they made FarCry free was to have people who have not played it yet play it and get interested in FarCry 2.

That would be a good theory, but you forget that Crytek isn't making Far Cry 2.